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SA’s COVID-19 response is hurting other health priorities
South Africa can become a country that rationally adapts to a COVID-19-integrated world, taking into account all healthcare priorities, to the benefit of all her people.
28 May 2020
Republished
Harnessing plant power to curb COVID-19
How UCT spin-off biotech company, Cape Bio Pharms, is helping to create fast and affordable COVID-19 antibody tests using a relative of the tobacco plant.
28 May 2020
Professor Carlos Lopes discusses “Unpacking the climate change and development nexus in Africa”
The third session of the Africa Month Virtual Symposium was introduced and moderated by Saliem Fakir from the African Climate Foundation.
28 May 2020
Tasneem Essop discusses “Unpacking the climate change and development nexus in Africa”
The third session of the Africa Month Virtual Symposium was introduced and moderated by Saliem Fakir from the African Climate Foundation.
28 May 2020
Channing Arndt discusses “Unpacking the climate change and development nexus in Africa”
The third session of the Africa Month Virtual Symposium was introduced and moderated by Saliem Fakir from the African Climate Foundation.
28 May 2020
Dr Diana Atwine on why Africa has been less impacted by COVID-19
The second session of the Africa Month Virtual Symposium was introduced and moderated by Tsakane Mahlaule from the Office of the CEO: African Peer Review Mechanism.
27 May 2020
Dr Mosoka Fallah discusses why Africa has been less impacted by COVID-19
In the second session of the Africa Month Virtual Symposium, Dr Mosoka Fallah offered his views on why Africa been less impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
27 May 2020
Professor Adewale Aregbeshola responds to why Africa has been less impacted by COVID-19
Professor Adewale Aregbeshola from UNISA’s Department of Business Management addresses the topic of COVID-19’s lower impact on Africa in session two of the Africa Month Virtual Symposium.
27 May 2020
How a post-COVID-19 revival could kickstart Africa’s free trade area
The COVID-19 pandemic could be an opportunity to advance the free trade area in a more developmental, inclusive and mutually beneficial way for African countries, says UCT’s Faizel Ismail.
27 May 2020
Republished
A smartphone app to improve engagement in HIV care
UCT academics have devised a smartphone app supporting ongoing engagement in care during and after pregnancy, to prevent transmission of HIV to the baby and ensure the health of the mother.
27 May 2020
Opening remarks: Introducing the Africa Month Virtual Symposium series
The opening remarks of the Africa Month Virtual Symposium were facilitated by Dr Russell Ally, executive director of the Development and Alumni Department.
27 May 2020
Saliem Fakir discusses “Knowledge systems and production”
The first session of the Africa Month Virtual Symposium was introduced and moderated by Sara Hamouda from the African Union Secretariat: African Peer Review Mechanism.
27 May 2020
Dr Ahmed Ouma discusses “Knowledge systems and production”
In the first session of the Africa Month Virtual Symposium, Sara Hamouda from the African Union Secretariat: African Peer Review Mechanism introduced and moderated the discussion.
27 May 2020
Professor Gilbert Khadiagala discusses “Knowledge systems and production”
Moderated by Sara Hamouda from the African Union Secretariat: African Peer Review Mechanism, the Africa Month Virtual Symposium’s first session was hosted on 27 May.
27 May 2020
Associate Professor Sudesh Sivarasu discusses “Knowledge systems and production”
Sara Hamouda from the African Union Secretariat: African Peer Review Mechanism introduced and moderated the first session of the Africa Month Virtual Symposium.
27 May 2020
UCT researcher’s COVID-19 dashboard expands globally
Leen Remmelzwaal, a PhD candidate in computational neuroscience at UCT, designed a dashboard that offers comprehensive coronavirus statistics. It has since gained international traction.
27 May 2020
Maths help for matrics, thanks to student tutors
UCT student Ilyaas Amien’s free, online maths tutoring service, Tutonic, is helping high school students around the country access help and guidance from student tutors.
27 May 2020
COVID-19 is changing how we talk to each other
Lockdown is changing how we lead, who we lead and how others respond to our leadership, writes UCT’s vice-chancellor, Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng.
26 May 2020
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